Episode

The Pitch

by Larry David, Cosmo Kramer, Michael Richards, Tom Cherones, Wayne Knight and 11 others

NBC executives ask Jerry to come up with an idea for a TV series. George decides he can be a sitcom writer and comes up with "nothing." Kramer trades a radar detector for a helmet, later Newman gets a speeding ticket. While waiting to meet the NBC executi

(10 total)

Characters

Larry David (10)Jerry Seinfeld (6)Jason Alexander (5)George Costanza (5)Cosmo Kramer (1)Michael Richards (1)Wayne Knight (1)Newman (1)

“Russell Dalrymple: So, what have you guys come up with? Jerry: Well, we thought about this in a variety of ways, but the basic idea is I would play myself… George: May I…? Jerry: Go ahead. George: I think I can sum up the show for you with one word: nothing. Russell Dalrymple: Nothing? George: Nothi…”

— Larry David, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

Tagged: Nothing, Minimalism

“Jerry: This isn’t a good time. Telemarketer: When would be a good time to call back, sir? Jerry: I have an idea, why don’t you give me your home number and I’ll call you back later? Telemarketer: Umm, we’re not allowed to do that. Jerry: Oh, I guess because you don’t want strangers calling you at ho…”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

Tagged: Telemarketing, Revenge

“Vomiting is not a deal-breaker. If Hitler had vomited on Chamberlain, Chamberlain still would have given him Czechoslovakia.”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

Tagged: Adolf Hitler, Neville Chamberlain, Czechoslovakia, World War II

“I don't even want to talk about it anymore. What were you thinking? What was going on in your mind? Artistic integrity? Where, where did you come up with that? You're not artistic and you have no integrity. You know you really need some help. A regular psychiatrist couldn't even help you. You need t…”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

Tagged: Artistic Integrity, Mayo, Psychiatry, Elephant Man, Vienna

“I think I can sum up the show for you with one word: NOTHING.”

— Larry David, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

Tagged: Nothing

“They're men with jobs, Jerry! They wear suits and ties. They're married, they have secretaries.”

— Larry David, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

Tagged: Business, Marriage

“Everybody's doing something; we'll do nothing.”

— Larry David, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

Tagged: Nothing

“OK, uh, look, if you want to just keep on doing the same old thing, then maybe this idea is not for you. I, for one, am not going to compromise my artistic integrity. And I'll tell you something else, this is the show and we're not going to change it.”

— Larry David, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

Tagged: Artistic Integrity, Integrity

“We had a deal. Are you reneging out of the deal? Are you reneging? That's a renege.”

— Larry David, Newman, Wayne Knight, imdb.com

Tagged: Reneging, Renege

“Come on, this is a great idea. Look at the characters. You've got all these freaks on the show. A woman with a mustache? I mean, who wouldn't tune in to see a woman with a mustache? You've got the tallest man in the world, a guy who's just a head.”

— Larry David, Cosmo Kramer, Michael Richards, imdb.com

Tagged: Freaks, Circus